BOEING 747-422 near Sydney — 2010-05-07
Investigation ongoingDCA10WA056
- Date
- 2010-05-07
- Location
- Sydney, AU
- Airport
- SYD
- Aircraft
- BOEING 747-422
- Registration
- N128UA
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.
NTSB narrative
On May 7, 2010, at 1700 UTC a Boeing 747-400, N128UA, operated by United Airlines, experienced a tailstrike on departure from Sydney, Australia. The airplane had minor damage and returned to SYD and landed without injuries or futher incident. The incident is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (www.atsb.gov.au).